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Join your friends for a delilghtful weekend in Temecula's wine country. Enjoy lodging at The Inn at Churon Winery, an intimate boutique chateau nestled atop 11 acres of hillside vineyards. This French-style country inn is the perfect place to spend time exploring new wines in a serene atmosphere.

We start the weekend with a reception featuring wines produced by the Churon Winery, then we visit the Briar Rose Winery for a private dinner hosted by the owners. Specializing in reds, the estate-grown offerings include an award-winning Zinfandel, a lively Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc and more! This boutique winery has quietly been gaining notoriety in international wine circles and recently, their wines have been served at White House dinners. Plus, the special dinner will be prepared by Chef Volker Lutz, owner of Vineyard Gourmet Catering.

The next morning we tour Old Town Temecula where we enujoy speciality foods at the Temecula Valley Cheese Company, Temecula Olive Oil Company, Old Town Root Beer Company and the Spice Merchants. Then we are off to the countryside to visit Leoness Cellars, nestled in the rolling hills to the south. This is followed by a visit to Callaway Vineyard & Winery for lunch at the Meritage Restaurant on the multi-tiered arbor terrace. After a relaxing afternoon, we go for dinner at Baily's of Old Town where you will enjoy the French preparation of local California ingredients.

Day three starts with a visit to Temecula's vibrant farmer's market and then we visit Villa di Calabro for a private presentation of masterpiece olive oils and wine produced by owner Mike Calabro. Before leaving Old Town, we have a private tasting of wines from local wineries not open to the public at Temecula House of Wine.

Then it's off to visit an organic farm for a gourmet picnic followed by a visit to the Frangipani Winery where Don Frangipani shares his hand-crafted wines and international cheeses as well as his knowledge of winemaking. Our final dinner is at the award-winning Cafe Champagne, at the Thornton Winery, one of the Valley's most prestigious vintners. At the end of the evening we return to the Inn at Churon for a last night before our trip back to Phoenix.

Tour includes:
3 nights lodging at The Inn at Churon Winery with full cooked-to-order breakfasts
3 gourmet dinners & 2 gourmet lunches, all with wine included
Hosted wine tastings at 6 award-winning wineries
Professional tour guide, personal chefs, and wine sommeliers
Transportation in deluxe motor coach with professional driver
All factility & service fees, taxes and gratuities